Hi, I thought it would be a great time to list some of the "fake, faux" Royal Albert, Old Country Rose items being sold on Ebay that are in fact "NOT AUTHENTIC" Royal Albert Old Country Rose pieces.

I believe that these Sellers are giving a bad name to those Sellers that are honest and just trying to make a dollar in this economy. Buyers are baffled, and I am getting emails daily, asking if certain pieces in Auctions are in fact authentic. Financially, everyone is suffering in this economy, and to sell items that are illegal is not a very nice thing to do to someone who is spending their hard earned money to buy from us here.

 SOME OF THE TERMS YOU NEED TO WATCH WHEN LOOKING ARE, "LOOKS JUST LIKE" "MATCH", "RESEMBLE", "COULD PASS FOR", 

SOME ITEMS BEING SOLD AS ROYAL ALBERT OLD COUNTRY ROSES ARE: OLD COUNTRY ROSE CANISTER DECALS- THESE ARE PHOTO COPIES, AND VERY POOR ONES AT THAT. THE SELLER PUTS THEIR NAME ON IT AND CLAIMS COPYRIGHT. THIS IS ILLEGAL & COUNTERFEIT. 

THERE ARE PLASTIC COVERED BOWLS BEING SOLD AS ROYAL ALBERT OLD COUNTRY ROSE...IN FACT.... THERE WAS NEVER MELAMINE COVERED BOWLS MADE. THE ONLY MELAMINE PRODUCTS MADE FOR ROYAL ALBERT IN THE OLD COUNTRY ROSES PATTERN IS TNE TRIVET, TEABAG HOLDERS, SANDWICH & SNACK TRAYS & THE XL SERVING TRAYS.

 THERE IS A SELLER THAT OFFERS "like" "will match"TABLERUNNERS & PLACEMATS. THESE PIECES ARE MADE BY THE SELLER IN FABRIC THEY FEEL "MATCHES YOUR OLD COUNTRY ROSES PATTERN", WELL THEY "don't match and are not Royal Albert Old Country Rose products".

THESE ARE JUST A FEW EXAMPLES..  I WILL BE ADDING MORE TO THE LIST.

I HOPE THIS HELPS.